Make sure every hook on the flat portion of your bed is secured to its own rung within the channel of the bed end.

Hooking only one of a pair of hooks will allow the bed end to lean, thus bending the hook that is in the rung to the point where the bed is damaged and may need to be replaced.

Each bed flat has 8 hooks (4 pairs). Each pair needs to be connected to a pair of rungs such as the pair of rungs circled above.

If only the bottom hook on a pair of bed flat hooks is attached to a rung, the end of the bed will fold under the bed flat, causing the hook of the bed flat to pinch around the rung, and whoever is on the bed to fall off. The resulting damage makes it so that University carpenters need to free the hook from the bed end. This process can take several days to schedule. If the bed hook is too damaged to safely use again, then the bed flat piece will be replaced at the resident's expense.

Below is an example of a bed flat hook that has been bent to the point where it cannot be used again.

If only the top hook on a pair of bed flat hooks is attached to a rung, the end of the bed will fold away from the bed flat, causing the hook of the bed flat to bend outward, and whoever is on the bed to fall off. The resulting damage makes it so that the bed flat piece will be replaced at the resident's expense.

Of the 2 images below the first is a normal bed end hook, and the second is an example of a bed flat hook that has been bent to the point where it cannot be used again.

Below are costs associated with replacing or repairing various components of your bed. If a bed part becomes damaged, efforts can be made to repair the damaged item, but in many cases, the item will need to be replaced.

Bed flat: $400

Stability bar: $150

Safety rail: $200

Bed end: $250 each

Ladder: $200

Lofting pins: $20 each